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APPLICATION FILED JAN. I0, 1918.

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G. INWOOD AND C. H. BGII/IBARUIE.

M. C. INWOOD. ADMINISTRATRIX 0F R. G. INWOOD. DEC'D.

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NETE@ STATES PATENT @FHCQ RCHARD G'r. INWOOD, DECEASED, LATE OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, BY MARY GAIN NWUOD, ADIVIDTSTRATRIX, 0F SOUTH BEND, INDIANA., AND CHARLES H. BOM- BARBIE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIG-NORS TO WIREBOUNDS PATENTS COMPANY, OF KITTERY, MAINE, A. CORPORATION 0F MAINE.

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.application lecl January lo, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that RICHARD Gr. lNwooD, deceased, late a citizen of the United States, and resident of South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of lndiana, and CHARLES lll. BOMBARDIE, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, 1n the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented an lmprovement in Boxes, of which the' following is a specification.'

'llhis invention relates to boxes and in lts more specific aspect to that form of box known as a crate wherein the sides are composed of spaced slats. The purpose of the invention is to provide a simple and durable box and in particular one which may be shipped in knock-down condition and readily assembled by the user without the use of special tools and without the exercise of technical skill. While carrying out this purpose we at the same time provide a completed box which effects economies over previous constructions.

@ur invention will be best understood -by the following description of one illustrative embodiment thereof taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective View of the box with the cover fastened in place thereon;

Fig. 2 is a View of the parts of the shook constituting the bottom and sides and also illustrates the first step of securing one of the end sections in place according to one practicable method;

Fig. 3 is a broken away view of the end of the box showing a further stage in the assembling of the end section with the bottom and sides;

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the end section in place; l

Fig. 5 is a broken away view looking to= ward the interior corner of the box and corresponds to Fig. t; and

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing the box end completely secured 1n place.

Referring to Fig. 2 in the embodiment of the invention here illustrated, we provide two side sections and a bottom section, 1,' 3 and 5 embodying cleats 7, 9 and 11 respectively and suitable side material 1? which may be in the form of spaced slats as shown so that the completed box will be of the kind Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 5, 1921.

Serial No. 211,272.

known as a crate. The three sections are secured together in cooperative foldable relationship by longitudinal binding wires 15 preferably stapled to the cleats and side material. Additional wires 17 may be used, stapled to the side material between the cleats. lt will be well understood by those familiar with the art that sections l, 3 and 5 may be folded up and the various cleats will mate and, in the present instance, the tenons 19 of the cleats 9 will enter the mortises 21 of the cleats 7 and l1 and the wires will be tensioned over the dihedral angles of the box. This construction will be recognized as embodying the principle of the socalled wirebound box.

vSuitable end sections are provided, one o" which is clearly shown in Fig. 2. The end section 28 preferably embodies the cleat 25 corresponding to the fourth side of the box and adapted to mate with the cleats 7 and 11 of the side sections to complete the circuit of the box ends in the manner illustrated in Figs. 1 and Ll. rl`he end sections also include suitable side material conveniently in the form of spaced vertical slats 27 and means is provided for securing the end sections at a location remote from the fourth side. One means suitable for this purpose and illustrated in the accompanying drawings embodies a wire 29 secured to the lower ends of the slats 27, preferably at the inner side thereof, and projecting at either side beyond the saine.

The end section 23 may be assembled with the bottom and side sections in the manner shown in Fig. 2 by resting the slats 2? on the cleat 9 with the ends of the wire 29 extending over the shoulders or relishes 31 ot the tenons 19. The side sections 1 and 5 are then partially folded up in the manner shown in Fig. 3 so that the legs of the mortises will engage the ends ot the wire Q9 bending them down as shown and tensioning them over the shoulders 31. rlfhe entire end section 23 is then swung inwardly in the direction shown in Fig. 3 to position the end in an upward position and bring the cleat 25 to the proper location to mate with the cleats 11 and .7. This operation will tension the Wire 29 over the tenons 19 and in the Structure as shown in Fig. el a double twist of this wire will be provided thoroughly locking -or jamming the same in -the joint between the cleats. On acco'unt of this double twist we prefer to utilize mortise and tenon cleats or their equivalent.' Any suitable means may be provided for holding the five faced vbox constructed in the manner described in proper form. We have here shown a device which acts to hold the end in position and also to reinforce the same. Referring particularly to Figs. 2, 5 and 6, it will be seen thatat intermediate points in the height of the end sections 23 suitable cross wires 33 are provided. These wires eii'ectually reinforce the end sections and contribute to the proper spacing of the slats 27. As shown atthetop of Fig. 2, suitable staples 35 are provided in the box blank or shook in positionto receive the wires 33 when the parts are folded up, but these staples are not driven home. Referring next to Fig. 5, it is apparent that when the end section is in the position, as shown, the wires 33 may be inserted beneath the staples 35 and the latter driven home with an ordinary hammer to grip' the ends of the wires and so securely to hold the box end in position and also to hold the sides and ends together in box form. l

Any suitable cover may be provided for the box. In Fig. l we have shown a cover 37 consisting of a number of slats connected by wires 39 and 4l. adapted to mate respectively with the wires and 17 of the 4box body and having provision for detachable engagement therewith to form continuo'us box encircling binders. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, we have shown the ends of these wires as formed With coperating portions of hook-and-eye fasteners to provide for their ready engagement. These fasteners are constructed by bending back the end of the wire on-the standing part and intertwisting it therewith to form a loop. To secure the box the end of one wire so prepared is reeved through the loop of a coperating wire and bent down in the form of a hook. The parts are preferably so proportioned that the throat of the hook is made of the intertwisted wire of the endl and of the standing part. This form of fastener is easily made, does not leave any'raw ends of wire proiecting which may tear the clothes or harm the hands and may be opened and closed a number of times without the use of special tools and without impairing the strength of the wire. It Will be understood, however that. while this form of fastener is desirable, we might joint the wires in some other manner.

It is apparent from this description of one embodiment of our invention that we have provided a box shook which may be veryv conveniently shipped and stored ina knock- 65 down condition and assembled when desired for use without the use of special tools or the exercise of skill. It is only necessary .to drive in the Staples 35 with an ordinary hammer if the wires 33 and the coperating staplesare utilized. The use of wire to space the slats on the end of the crate economizes wood and cheapens the construction of the box without impairing its quality as the wire has ample strength and as the end of the box is already formed by four substantial woodenI cleats, to wit, cleat 25 and the three cleats 7, 9 and 11. The box without the cover is a convenient open-top receptacle for storage purposes and the cover 37 'may be conveniently secured in position and a substantial shipping container provided which has the Vadvantaggges of the wirebound type of box, that is, it is constructed of light side materialand reinforcing cleats and surrounded with continuous universallyflexible bindings which, when a distorting strain is put upon the box, constrict about it and effectually resist distortion by their tensile strength. The result is a much stronger box than those which are'constructed from wood even although the latter may have` metal reinforcements applied over them. As this matter is now well recognized in the art, we do not pursue the subject further in this place.

Having thus described only the illustrative embodiment of our invention in considerable detail, the aspects thereof which we consider new and desire to secure by Letters Patent as our invention, we will now 100 express in the following claims:

1. wirebound box comprising relatively foldable side and bottom sections having cooperating end cleats and connected by wire bindings; end sections embraced thereby 105 each having a cleat corresponding to the fourth side of the box adapted to interlock with the cleats of the side sections; and transverse metal reinforcing members carried by the end sections and fastening means 110 for coperation therewith carried by the cleats of the side sections.

. 2. A Wirebound box comprising relatively foldable side and bottom sections having cooperating end cleats andV connected by wire 115 bindings; end, sections embraced thereby, and coperating metallic fastening means carried respectively by the end sections and cleats lof the side sections and brought into engagement by the folding of the parts into 12o box form. l

3. A wirebound box comprising relatively foldable side and bottom sections having cooperating end cleats and connected by wire bindings; end sections embraced thereby; 125 and transverse metal reinforcing members secured to the outer sides of the end sections and adapted to be fastened to the inner faces of the cleats of the side sections.

, s. A wirebound box comprising relativel)Tl A130 foldable side and bottom sections having cooperating end cleats and connected by wire bindings, and end sections having cleats for the fourth side of the box interlocked with the cleatsof the side sections, said end sections comprising spaced vertical slats secured to said fomrth cleats and transverse wires on which said slats are secured, the end sections being connected with the cleats of the side sections below the fourth side wholl by said wires.

5. wirebound box comprising relatively foldable side and bottom sections having cooperating end cleats, and end sectioms embraced thereby having a wire secured across the bottom provided with free ends adapted to'be gripped between cleat ends at the bottom corners of the box and to be secured wholly by such gripping of the cleats to hold the end section 1n place.

6. A box comprising side and bottom sections having mating interlocking-cleats secured together in coperative foldable relationship by binding wires, and end sections each carrying a transverse wire having projecting ends interlocked with the respective joints between the bottom cleat and side cleats to hold the end section in lace.

7. A box comprising side and ottom sections having mating cleats interlocked by mortise and tenon joints and secured together in coperative'foldable relationship by binding wires, end sections each carrying a transverse wire having ends projecting into the joint between the cleats and tensioned over the tenon and its shoulder by the mortise.

8. A box shook comprising side and bottom sections each comprising side material and cleats and connected in coperative foldable relationship by binding wires, end sections comprising'a plurality of slats secured on transverse wlres and means carried byy the cleats of the side sections for fastening said wires thereto to flexibly secure the end sections in place when the shook is folded into box form.

9. A box shook comprising side and bottom sections each comprising side vmaterial and cleats and connected in coperative foldable relationship by binding wires, end sections comprising a plurality of slats secured on transverse wires and means carried by the cleatsgof the side sections fon fastening said wires thereto to flexibly secure the end sections in place, said end sections including also a cleat corresponding to the fourth side of the box and coperating with the cleats of said side sections.

10. A box comprising, in combination, three separate sections of side material having interlocking cleats and connected in foldable relationship by binding wires, and end sections each having a cleat across the top corresponding to the fourth side of the box adapted to interlock with the cleats of the side sections and having a wire Secured across the bottom provided with free ends adapted to be gripped and tensioned by the cleat joints at the corners opposite from said top cleat.

11. A box comprising side and bottom sections, each comprisin'g side material andl cleats and connected in coperative foldable relationship by binding wires, and end sections each having a transverse cleat at the top adapted to engage and interlock with the cleats of the side sections and a transverse wire at the bottom adapted to be engaged and tensioned by the cleats of the side and bottom sections.

12. A box comprising side and bottom sections having interlocking cleats secured togetherin coperative fo by bin ing wires, and end sectionseach c arrying a transverse wire having 'projecting ends interlocking ywith the joints between the cleats, whereby said wire is tensioned to hold the end securely in position.

13. A wirebound box comprising relatively foldable side and bottom sections having coperating end cleats, and an end section embraced thereby having a wire secured thereto provided with free ends adapted to be gripped between the side and bottom sections of the box and to be secured by such gripping to hold the end section in place.

14. A wirebound box comprising relatively foldable side and bottom sections having coperating end cleats and an end embracedl thereby having a transverse wire secured thereto provided with projecting ends adapted to be gripped between sections and secured by such gripping to hold the end in place. I

15. A wirebound box comprislng a pludable relationship rality of relatively foldable sections having coperating end cleats and a removable section embraced, thereby having a transverse wire secured thereto provided with free ends adapted to be engaged by joints between said foldable sections and to be secured by such engagement to hold the removable section in place. A

16. A wirebound box comprlsing a plurality of relativelyfoldable sections having coperating end c eat's and a removable section embraced thereby having a transverse wire secured thereto provided with free en ds adapted respectively to engage opposlte foldable sections to hold the removable section in place.

i 17. 'll`he combination of a box blank having a plurality of sections of side material lll@ tions of the blank when the blank is foldable into box form.

18. A box comprising side and bottom sections having mating interlocking cleats se- 5 cured together in coperative foldable relationship by binding wire and an end section`oerrying e transverse Wire having projecting ends interlocking with the respective joints between the bottom and side sections to hold the end section in piace. 10

In testimony whereof, We have signed our names to this specication.

MARY'CAIN INWOOD, Admz'nstmtr of Richard G. Inwood, de-

ceased.

f CHARLES H. BOARDIE. 

